Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1887-07-08
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mos ed horsellla1l Britain
was IL Duke Of e,s7eas tie. Al Il the
plea ant tllliings that ias WI bout
the exercise and the eSl,ei.t ness oI.
shorse were Ion rom lbered }.
and .l;sFe passed Into history Ilshle
'Duais laid stress upon the sd eelness
of seback-riel Wros ! .';ass
good seat is Of s1Igh great ol'tance
thai The reggula lar III vesne to. tie horse
entirely depends upon it. which lis !
iprefe sable to any other stances
therefore let it not More
over, venture to affirm that he who
.doessnot sit genteellY upon a horse will
never be a good horsema;. = This
seems gust as true. to-day as it was
when the Duke of Newcastle wrote the
lines, and to sit genteelly and grace
fully is the essential in good horseback.
riding. It is a good thing to ride well. (
but it is every thing to sit we'll. Some
authorities on Notwithstanding have
averred that perfect rider has to- be
adapted by nature, BY a peculiar CON
formation OF limb. The supple limbs
of youth, however, easily adapt
themselves to the pecuiarities Of
notwithstanding. 1t is this supple-
ness of limb and the art of balancing
one's self, which is readily gained in.
youth that constitutes the basis of a
good seat. But it is not the fortune of
every person who aspires to become a
good Observation-Disclosures to have the adj
vantages in youth that he might wish,
and his desire to become finished rider
is Abandoned. But the way to over
come all the omissions is to continually
practice, and the instruction and advice
Of the riding-master. will be certain to
overcome the difference of beginniD
in earlier life. Thus, to sit a hors
equally well throughout his PAGES, to
govern firmly yet gently his impatient
movements, managing him at speed with
firm but light hand, steadily yet grace
fully to. keep the seat and to have the
animal entirely at command, to unite
courage to gentleness, vieing in temper
with his horse in spirit-these are the
essential qualities Of good horseman.
Training in the riding school will make
good riders out of doors, and it is an
excellent plan to have the exercise
grow in favor hereabouts, and this is ex-
ercise of a sort that will be sure to-
bring health to the oyer-taxed business
men and a glow to the cheeks of women
and fullness to their forms. The real
enjoyment of MISUNDERSTANDING is de-
pendent upon the horse that is ridden.
What constitutes a good saddle-horse
has been pretty well settled by expe-
rience, and the many qualities have
been set forth time and again.
A gentleman who has ridden a horse
for years past, and who in that time
has owned about every sort of a saddle
animal, and has enjoyed the sport in
foreign climes, says that riding school
is a greater and more important insti-
tuition to a city than many others
which receive fully more patronage.
He is convinced that Americans take
naturally to the saddle, and in general
ly good riding are very apt to prove.
excellent pupils. 1t is thought to be
especially the case with ladies in Thu;
country. The American women have
Il better seat and they ride more grace
fully than the English, and one may
see larger number of graceful and ac-
compGshed riders about oui. large
American cities than CAY, be seen in Eu-
rope. The gentleman said that pupils
to be made the best and most expert
riders should rise III the trot. 1t is
easier, and looks better, and saves the
continued pounding Of the rider on the
horse. The Hungarians. are considered
the best riders in Europe, although the
French are excellent in the saddle. III
is thought that the present popularity
is not d passing fashion, but that horse
back-riding has come to stay.
and that it will grow and de-
velop with the cities that have estab.
lsheA and well-conducted riding
schools. The gentleman, reyerting to
the question Of good saddle horses,
thought that 'sthere was q good deal OF
error in choosing a Kentucky horse as
the best animal for the use Of either
lady or gentleman. AS rule the Ken,
lucky horses are too we'll bred and like
the Kentuckian's idea of them, they
are suitable for nothing else. They
are very pretty as a rule, however,
But the Virginia horses are the ideal
animals in my mind for good riders.
The Kentucky breed needs some new
blood to improve it, and, to demon
Btrate this, experience has shown that
a race Of horses or a race of men re-
quire new blood to prevent its degen-
Grafton. The Kentuckian's idea Of the
gait of a horse is q mistaken one. A
horses natural gait is the trot: In no
other country than this would a pacing
horse be endured. 4 good horseback.
rider would not take certain Kentucky
horses as a gift, but the attention paid
to securing good saddle-horses in the
Northern States in recent years has
provided q good number to, meet the
market demand In fashionable riding
circles in the metropolis there IS a
great demand for TraEeline horses.
They come from Eastern Prussia, and
the breed was originally q cross be-
tween the English thorough and
the Arabian horse. = Is 'yovst 1e,sce Jour,
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